I lived in Trento where i studied art and where i graduated from the Art Institute of Trento in Pictorial decoration.
In
2004, i'm gone to the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, and in 2007 i
graduated in decoration with a thesis on the Animation and Illustration.

Also
in 2007, i enrolled at the Academy of Digital Arts NT Nemo in Florence,
where i attended a course in Entertainment Design, receiving a
scholarship for excellence and graduating in 2010.

In 2007 i
participated at the exhibition called "Meeting with the Academy" at the
Art Gallery Fuoricentro of Rome and in the same year i exhibited at the
Creativity Festival at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence with the first
work of illustration.
In 2008 i received an award for the exhibition
"Atlantis" at the Gipsoteca at the Art Institute of Florence with
academy Nemo, and in the same year i exhibited with the same
illustrations at the Creativity Festival at the Fortezza da Basso.

During
this years of study at the school Nemo, i participated in workshops
with the biggest artists in the world of animation and illustration
Disney / Pixar like Eric Goldberg, Alex Orrelle, Gary Goldman and other
films of Donbluth Story Artist of Aardman Studios Jean Philippe Vine,
Florian Satzinger as illustrators, animators as Italian Giuliano Cenci
and many others.

My search for the new visual art guide me to
have work experience as a graphic designer and freelance illustrator for
various studies such as the "unit9," the study "Shot" by Angelo Antelmi
image and communication, Studio Star of Genoa creating posters and
illustrative graphics, a job for Social TV and manufacturing logos and
illustrations for individuals. Participate in illustrated competitions.

In
2010 i exhibited in a solo show with a fellow photographer Stephen
Rossino at the Literary Cafe Hemingway in Modica with the exhibition
called "Illustrografica", with my illustrations and his photographs.

In 2011 i exhibited at the collective "Pink Invasion, art in pink" in La Spezia.

I'm
working with several Italian and foreign publishing houses for school
and for a whole series on the book shown as illustrator.
I worked for
some publisher and some clients, Pearson Italy, Gruner+Jahr/Mondadori,
Amicus Publishing, Eurac Bolzano, Save the Children Italy and others.

For Publishers: you can contact me direclty at katya.longhi@gmail.com or